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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Asmat Rafik bin" <rafikbinasmat@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 06:21:36 -0700
Subject: Partnership Venture

RAFIK .A.& ASSOCIATES.
78 Jalan Pandar Baru, 52100
LL38 5CF Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia
Tel:+6014639 1395 Fax:+60321784539
E-mail: rafikbinasmat@yahoo.com.hk

Ref: Partnership Venture.

Hello Dear,

With due maximum respect, I crave your indulgence knowing that this my
proposal will be a surprise to you. My name is Barr. Asmat Rafik bin a legal
practitioner with RAFIK A. & Associates in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

My purpose of contacting you is for you to help me secure the funds left
behind by my late client, to avoid it being confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the Finance House where this fund valued ($7,530,000.00)
Seven Million, Five hundred and Thirty thousand dollars deposited by my
client before his death in Dec 2004.

Now, my intention is purely to seek your consent to kindly present you as
the legal next of kin/beneficiary to my late client's funds as you have the
same surname with my late client. This would mean that the proceeds of the
said funds would be released to you. After the release of the funds to you,
we shall then share it mutual, which will be 60% to me and 40% to you. My
office would provide documents to back up your claim. The most important
thing I need is your honest/sincere cooperation in this task. And I assure
you that this transaction will be legally executed according to the
dictates of the law, which will protect you from any infraction of the law.

However, if this business proposition offends your moral ethics, do accept
my sincere apology. If on the contrary you wish to achieve this goal with
me, kindly get back to me with your interest immediately for further
details. A swift acknowledgment of the receipt of this letter and early
establishment of position will be appreciated.

Best regards,
Barr. Asmat Rafik Bin.Esq
(LLB Hon)
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